Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Along with a sense of humor, my songs have to be sincere, and they have to be sung from a position of… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition. — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Music is a nice friend to have around, whether it is just for yourself or for other people. If you can enjoy… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Songs are like fish. You just gotta have your line in the water. And it's a bad idea to fish downstream from… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
If readers understand that they do not understand what they are reading then they must possess an understanding which is superior to the meaning… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Ostrich is a very lean meat. Bison is a very lean meat. Chicken is a very lean meat. Notice something about my favorite meats? — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Folk music is music that everyday people can play, and it inspired a lot of people to make their own music. That trailed into… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
I left the entertainment industry part of my life behind in 1983, when we decided not to work with major record companies anymore. — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
I thought I would be governor of Massachusetts. I stood on a pile of my old albums and said, 'I'm the only one with… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
People were talking about songs of the common man in order to make the common man. With Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly, they were… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
My mother had introduced me to a lot of my father's friends because she believed that I would get to know the guy my… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go, I see all kinds of people at my shows - conservatives, liberals, new-agers, teen-agers, old pensioners. And for those people to… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
